Released in 1976 after the band had already broken up, this double live album from the Allman Brothers includes recordings made between 1972 and 1975 at concerts in San Francisco, New Orleans, New York, Oakland and Bakersfield.

This live album was released by Capricorn Records largely as a way of raising money in a hurry, but it fares surprisingly well musically. The 1973-1974 Allman Brothers Band featured here is the one that most fans actually saw, since most listeners didn’t discover them or get to their concerts until after the deaths of Duane Allman and Berry Oakley. Wipe the Windows isn’t a landmark release like the Fillmore tapes – a collection of rock’s greatest guitar albums could be complete without it. But no Allman Brothers Band fan should pass up Wipe the Windows, which is a most solid live album, and, in particular, a better representation of the songs off of Brothers and Sisters and Win, Lose or Draw than the original studio versions. “Southbound,” “Ramblin’ Man,” “Jessica,” and, to a lesser degree, “Wasted Words” come off exceptionally well. This second-generation band, with Dickey Betts as the sole lead guitar and Gregg Allman and Chuck Leavell sharing the keyboards, also performs a preconceived version of “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed” – they could never spark more fire than the version from the Fillmore, so they transform it into a moodier piece with more space for the keyboards to open up. Compiled from shows in New Orleans, San Francisco, Bakersfield, Oakland, and Watkins Glen (New York).

Tracklist:
01 – Introduction by Bill Graham (Live at Winterland, San Francisco, September 26, 1973)
02 – Wasted Words (Live at Winterland, San Francisco, September 26, 1973)
03 – Southbound (Live at Winterland, San Francisco, September 26, 1973)
04 – Ramblin’ Man (Live at Winterland, San Francisco, September 26, 1973)
05 – In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (Live at Winterland, San Francisco, September 26, 1973)
06 – Ain’t Wastin’ Time No More (Live at The Warehouse, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 31, 1972)
07 – Come And Go Blues (Live at the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen, New York, July 28, 1973)
08 – Can’t Lose What You Never Had (Live at the Bakersfield Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, CA, October 22, 1975)
09 – Don’t Want You No More (Live at the Bakersfield Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, CA, October 22, 1975)
10 – It’s Not My Cross To Bear (Live at the Bakersfield Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, CA, October 22, 1975)
11 – Jessica (Live at the Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, October 24, 1975)